Local Rule Rule 2014-1: Employment of Professionals
Bankr. D. Me. — General rule
Rule 2014-1. Employment of Professionals
(a) Statement and Verification.
(1) Statement Required. A signed statement of a professional person shall be filed with every application for authority to employ a professional person. The statement shall conform with Local Form 1—Signed Statement of Professional Person.
(2) Individual Verification Required. The signed statement required by this Local Rule shall be executed by an individual professional even though the application will serve to obtain authorization to retain the firm with which the individual is affiliated under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2014(b).
(b) Time for Application.
(1) General Rule. For professionals other than chapter 11 debtor's counsel, approval of retention will be effective as of the date that the application is filed.
(2) Chapter 11 Professionals. If an application to retain a chapter 11 professional is filed within 30 days of the petition, the order authorizing retention will be effective as of the filing of the petition. If an application to retain a chapter 11 professional is filed more than 30 days after the filing of the petition, the order authorizing the retention shall be effective as of the date that the professional first renders services, provided, however, that any application to employ a chapter 11 professional shall be filed by the later of (A) 30 days after the filing the petition or (B) 30 days after such professional first renders services.
(c) Scope of Service. Every application shall include a particularized, case-specific summary of the services to be performed by the professional. The application shall include a good faith estimate of the anticipated range of fees to be charged for such work. If the range of fees is impossible to forecast, the application shall explain why.
(d) Exceptions Considered Upon Retention. Exceptions to the requirements in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2016(a) and Local Rule 2016-1 concerning submission of detailed statements, timekeeping, billing summaries, or other matters may be sought when the application for retention is filed. Such exceptions will be considered prospectively only.